AI Plugin Indexpubmed-mcp-server vs brave
pubmed-mcp-server and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 83 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| pubmed-mcp-server | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: cyanheads | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 1,882 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local and remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 163 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 12 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install pubmed-mcp-server | Install brave |
Questions
Is pubmed-mcp-server or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use pubmed-mcp-server and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.